• London Borough of Newham the Olympic Borough in East London played host to the Capital's first major event in an Olympic sport since the 2012 bid win.
• Over 8,000 triathlon participants were cheered on by up to 35,000 spectators and over a million more will watch on the BBC

Sunday 7 August 2005. . . In a field of 72 Elites, including some of the world's best triathletes,   Stuart Hayes won The Michelob ULTRA London Triathlon men's event in a tightly fought race with Australian Craig Walton 2 nd and world ranked number two Tim Don in 3 rd .

World number two and 2003 World Champion Emma Snowsill   won   the women's event over a   strong   Elite field with a 64 second gap back to the second place finisher.

Hayes, who has competed in the London Triathlon every year since it started in 1997 and had a previous best finish of third in 2004, saw off strong competition from an international field.  

World number two Tim Don put in an outstanding run performance to finish on the podium following a slow start.   Don left the water 49 seconds behind the leader and then lagged over two minutes behind on the bike stage in a chasing pack of more than 20 cyclists.   The run offered Don the chance to pull out all the stops, where he recorded the fastest run of the field to secure third place.

Men's Elite Winner Stuart Hayes commented "It's great to win The Michelob ULTRA London Triathlon.   Not only is it the world's biggest triathlon but it's a great one to win after London's Olympic bid.   I can't wait till next year!"

The women's race was equally dramatic with a neck and neck swim between 2002 World Champion Leanda Cave of Wales & 2003 World Champion Emma Snowsill to kick things off. Cave made a break in transition one, to lead the bike stage with Annalise Heard, of Wales leaving Snowsill chasing over an hour with Liz Blatchford of England. The run stage saw a turn of fortune for the Australian who made her break on the second lap and held off her challengers on the final five kilometres to win the event.

Following a slow swim where she was trailing more than 90 seconds, 2005 Olympic GB Team member Michelle Dillon recorded the 2nd fastest run of the field, regaining ground to place 6th overall demonstrating why she is currently 6 th in the world rankings.

Emma Snowsill, the Women's Elite winner, said "The competition was tough out there and I had to pull out everything I had in the run to win.   I really enjoyed the race though, and will be back next year for sure:.

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